Claire Moore (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Women) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women, Senator Cash. I refer to NATSEM modelling of university fees and HECS debts, if the University of Western Australia's fees become the benchmark. NATSEM found that the female teacher could take more than 26 years to pay off her HECS debt and end up paying more than $140,000. Won't the prospect of such debts deter talented young women from becoming teachers?